[meteorite-list] WD-40

[mineral at optonline.net]

The best stuff that I've found is G - 96.  It can be found at most gun
stores.  It protects the best and also smells much better.  A bunch of us on the East Coast of USA use it for years with good turn out.  If you can't get it, let me know and I can send you some.


----- Original Message -----
From: mafer at imagineopals.com
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2005 9:06 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] WD-40

> Greetings List
> 
> For the longest time now, I have heard that WD-40 contains water 
> and must
> not be used on meteorites. 
> 
> Well, I got an email about its uses and decided to follow up since its
> susposed to stand for "water displacement - 40th formula". Pretty 
> much,that was the chemist's intentions too!
> 
> So, upon aquiring a MSDS for the aerosol, I see that there is 
> indeed, no
> water in it. There is a hydrotreated heavy mineral oil, and this 
> is what
> may be throwing people off. Hydrotreated oils (according to my 
> chemist here
> at the refinery) means that an oil is treated with hydrogen to remove
> sulfurs. And it does not involve water.
> 
> 
> So my question to all those that say it does have water in it, how 
> doeswater displace water?
> 
> 
> I believe WD-40 is a possible safe treatment from what I can find 
> out for
> meteorites.
> 
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> Mark Ferguson
> 
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